Campaigns and Elections Minor

Twelve hours in P.S. courses, to include PS 101 (American Government) and PS 311 (research methods). No more than six hours in any other discipline. Twenty-one hour minor. Students would be strongly encouraged to serve in an internship position with a campaign to complete their minor (3-6 hours credit, three of which could count towards their twelve hours of PS.)

PS 301 – State and Local Politics

PS 303 – American Political Movements

PS 305 – Religion and Politics

PS 311 – Research Methods and Statistics

PS 401 – Political Socialization

PS 403 – Politics and the Environment

PS 405 – Women and Politics

PS 406 – Political Parties and Interest Groups

PS 493 – Internship

PHI 356 – Ethics

ECO 201 - Macroeconomics

ACC 200 – Introduction to Financial Accounting

MKT 300 – Principles of Marketing

MKT 322 – Creative marketing

MKT 365 – Consumer Behavior

MCJ 329 – Issues in Advertising

MCJ 424 – Public Opinion, Mass Communication, and Society

MCJ 421 – Public Relations

CMS 303 – Argumentation and Debate

CMS 403 – Political Communication

CMS 415 – Rhetorical Criticism

CMS 450 – Propaganda and Persuasion

CMS 455 – Freedom and Responsibility of Speech

CMS 460 – Public Advocacy and Advanced Argumentation

Dr. McBride is the advisor for the Campaigns and Elections Minor. Please contact him with any further questions at allan.mcbride@usm.edu.

PS 101H visits Washington D.C.

Dr. Steedman accompanied his PS 101H class to Washington D.C. during the Fall 2011 semester. They had the opportunity to meet with Congressman Steven Palazzo, view first hand the Occupy Wall Street movement and witness our goverment at work.